Impact of a Biospecimen Collection Seminar on Willingness to Donate Biospecimens among Chinese Americans: Results from a Randomized, Controlled Community-Based Trial

Tong, Elisa K.; Fung, Lei Chun; Stewart, Susan L.; Paterniti, Debora A.; Dang, Julie; Chen, Moon S.

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0744

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“…(Durant et al, 2007; Hagiwara et al, 2014; Rodriguez, Torres, & Erwin, 2013; Wendler et al, 2005) After the seminars, however, the percentage of health care providers who intended to always or often speak to patients was 49.5%, a significant increase. Other studies have found similar results after training (Dang et al, 2014; Gao et al, 2014; Tong et al, 2014) however, there is a dearth of studies examining the actual practice of providers after training in providing content about biospecimens.…”

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Enhancing Biospecimen Knowledge Among Health Care Providers and Representatives From Community Organizations

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Hohl

Copeland

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Health Promotion Practice

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In a personalized medicine environment, it is necessary to have access to a range of biospecimens to establish optimal plans for disease diagnosis and treatment for individual patients. Cancer research is especially dependent on biospecimens for determining ideal personalized treatment for patients. Unfortunately, the vast majority of biospecimens are collected from non-Hispanic white (NHW) individuals; thus, minority representation is lacking. This has negative implications for comprehensive cancer treatment. GMaP Region 6 implemented a series of biospecimen education seminars adapted from the Biospecimen and Biobanking module of an existing Cancer Education and Training Program. Regional GMaP partners participated in a train-the-trainer webinar to familiarize themselves with the training materials. Participants trained by the trainers completed pre- and post-tests to document changes in awareness, knowledge, and intention. Nine biospecimen education seminars were offered in 2013; 255 healthcare professionals and representatives from community organizations attended. Participants demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge, intention to donate samples, and intention to talk to patients about biospecimen sample donation. Representatives from community organizations had more improvement on knowledge scores than health care providers. Participation in a well-designed biospecimen education program may ameliorate some of the distrust of biomedical research experienced by racial/ethnic minorities and, in turn, increase needed minority representation in biospecimen collection.

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“…Previous studies also have demonstrated an increase in knowledge and intention to donate among underserved groups trained in the importance of biospecimen donation. (Gao et al, 2014; Tong et al, 2014)…”

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confidence: 99%

Enhancing Biospecimen Knowledge Among Health Care Providers and Representatives From Community Organizations

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Hohl

Copeland

et al. 2016

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“…As shown in prior studies, being asked to participate is essential, and the convenience of participating at the community level is important, rather than having to seek out the opportunity at a research center (Hagiwara et al 2014;Kiviniemi et al 2013). Regardless of information transfer method (i.e., open event or structured group education), transparency in explaining the process and what is being asked of the participant, as well as providing examples of research that are relevant to the community or population of interest, is critical in engaging diverse disease-free (i.e., without a cancer diagnosis) adults in biospecimen donation Tong et al 2014). Lastly, our data also included information from participants on knowing a family member or friend with cancer and how that factored into their willingness to donate to the DBBR.…”

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“…However, community outreach that includes education on biospecimen research practices and efforts has resulted in a high level of interest in biospecimen donation Dash et al 2014;Hagiwara et al 2014;Kiviniemi et al 2013;Luque et al 2012;Rodriguez et al 2013;Tong et al 2014). A commonly cited barrier to biomedical research participation among African Americans is Bmedical mistrust,^but findings from Hagiwara et al (2014) and Dash et al (2014) both support that this is not the most reported barrier for biospecimen donation among this population.…”

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Engaging diverse populations in biospecimen donation: results from the Hoy y Mañana study

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The disproportionately lower number of certain subpopulations participating in clinical and prevention research has a significant impact on the representativeness of scientific outcomes. The Hoy y Mañana program (Today and Tomorrow) was developed as a culturally and linguistically appropriate education program to engage diverse medically underserved populations without a cancer diagnosis in biospecimen donation for cancer genomic research. Participants were recruited to in-depth community-based educational programs (∼45-60-min duration) or during open events in the community based on a convenience sampling. Programs were offered in English and Spanish. An on-site mobile lab along with phlebotomy services was provided at all programs and events to collect participant biospecimen (blood) samples to be stored at the cancer center's Data Bank and BioRepository (DBBR). The distributions for education, race/ethnicity, and gender were similar across the event types. Most of the participants were women. The analysis sample had a total of 311 participants, including 231 from the education programs and 80 participants from open events. Those with a higher education (college or more) were more likely to donate than those with a lower level of education (high school or less) (45 vs 28 %, p = 0.007). Actual donation status was not associated with age or race. Willingness to donate a biospecimen and biospecimen donation rates followed the same pattern with respect to participants with higher levels of education being more willing to donate and giving a blood donation. Prior to outreach efforts, less than 6 % of specimens donated to DBBR from healthy/non-cancer patients were from minority participants.

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“…Older Chinese participants have also been found to be more willing to donate to research if it benefits future generations. 21 These findings also suggest that participants who have lived in the US longer, had a higher income, or who had a regular doctor to visit were more willing to donate blood for research purposes. This suggests that people who have lived in the US longer or who have a regular doctor may have more positive attitudes toward medical research and the US medical care system, which increases their willingness to donate blood for research.…”

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Factors that Affect Willingness to Donate Blood for the Purpose of Biospecimen Research in the Korean American Community

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Davey²,

Grace³

2015

Biopreservation and Biobanking

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Objective: Biorepositories have been key resources in examining genetically-linked diseases, particularly cancer. Asian Americans contribute to biorepositories at lower rates than other racial groups, but the reasons for this are unclear. We hypothesized that attitudes toward biospecimen research mediate the relationship between demographic and healthcare access factors, and willingness to donate blood for research purposes among individuals of Korean heritage. Methods: Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were utilized to characterize the sample with respect to demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables. Structural equation modeling with 5000 re-sample bootstrapping was used to assess each component of the proposed simple mediation models. Results: Attitudes towards biospecimen research fully mediate associations between age, income, number of years lived in the United States, and having a regular physician and willingness to donate blood for the purpose of research. Conclusion: Participants were willing to donate blood for the purpose of research despite having neutral feelings towards biospecimen research as a whole. Participants reported higher willingness to donate blood for research purposes when they were older, had lived in the United States longer, had higher income, and had a regular doctor that they visited. Many of the significant relationships between demographic and health care access factors, attitudes towards biospecimen research, and willingness to donate blood for the purpose of research may be explained by the extent of acculturation of the participants in the United States.

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Impact of a Biospecimen Collection Seminar on Willingness to Donate Biospecimens among Chinese Americans: Results from a Randomized, Controlled Community-Based Trial

Cited by 27 publications

References 21 publications

Enhancing Biospecimen Knowledge Among Health Care Providers and Representatives From Community Organizations

Enhancing Biospecimen Knowledge Among Health Care Providers and Representatives From Community Organizations

Engaging diverse populations in biospecimen donation: results from the Hoy y Mañana study

Factors that Affect Willingness to Donate Blood for the Purpose of Biospecimen Research in the Korean American Community

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